Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Competitors

IDT (NYSE:IDT) and Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is IDT or LUMN more profitable?

IDT has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Lumen Technologies' net margin of -15.06%. IDT's return on equity of 18.56% beat Lumen Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDT	2.97%	18.56%	7.70%
Lumen Technologies	-15.06%	-18.52%	-0.49%

Does the media favor IDT or LUMN?

In the previous week, Lumen Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than IDT. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Lumen Technologies and 9 mentions for IDT. Lumen Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat IDT's score of 0.52 indicating that Lumen Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IDT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lumen Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, IDT or LUMN?

IDT has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, IDT or LUMN?

IDT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lumen Technologies. Lumen Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IDT	$1.20B	0.92	$40.49M	$1.40	31.21
Lumen Technologies	$13.72B	0.48	-$10.30B	-$10.93	-0.59

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IDT or LUMN?

Lumen Technologies received 403 more outperform votes than IDT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.91% of users gave IDT an outperform vote while only 59.08% of users gave Lumen Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IDT	Outperform Votes 173 62.91%	Underperform Votes 102 37.09%
Lumen Technologies	Outperform Votes 576 59.08%	Underperform Votes 399 40.92%

Is IDT or LUMN a better dividend stock?

IDT pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Lumen Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. IDT pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lumen Technologies pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lumen Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IDT or LUMN?

59.3% of IDT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Lumen Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of IDT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lumen Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate IDT or LUMN?

Lumen Technologies has a consensus price target of $4.09, suggesting a potential downside of 36.74%. Given Lumen Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lumen Technologies is more favorable than IDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Lumen Technologies	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

Summary

IDT and Lumen Technologies tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.